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Maids of Honor

0 %|Jan 1, 1975|

Las Meninas is a brilliant essay on illusionism, mirrors and perception in art, life and video, articulated by Downey as a subjective interpretation of Velasquez's eponymous Baroque masterpiece. Through a theatrical reenactment of the painting's pictorial tableau and a re-articulation of its complex perspectival structure, Downey brings to life the spatial dynamics, illustrating the psychological tension of the relationship between viewer and subject. Placing Las Meninas in a historical context, Downey relates the painting's thematics to Spain's economic and political systems of the late 17th century.

Featured Crew

Juan Downey
Director
Elaine Summers
Camera Operator
Michel Foucault
Writer
George Kubler
Writer
Juan Downey
Writer